Cryptolocker is making headlines for encrypting data and holding it ransom, but leaving some victims in the lurch despite paying out to regain access to their files. It uses strong encryption, making ...

Seven hundred and fifty dollars -- that is the amount of money it cost a police department in Massachusetts to regain access to its computer files. The culprit of this kidnap and ransom was the ...

A virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, according to a report by security researchers. Cryptolocker scrambles users' data and then demands a fee to ...

The ransomware ecosystem saw a dramatic shift in 2024, with total ransom payments decreasing by 35% year-over-year (YoY), according to Chainalysis. This decline — from a record $1.25 billion in 2023 ...